Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and is pretty ugly. Her head has been shaved. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 57. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Actor arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His tied-back hair is red. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Juliana was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.